Orion Township man to face charges related to hammer attack

An Orion Township man is facing felony charges after allegedly hitting another man in the head with a hammer Tuesday morning.

Oakland County Sheriff's deputies were sent to the scene around 7 a.m. when dispatch got a call that from a homeowner that a break-in had occurred in the 500 block of Joslyn Road.

Responding deputies found three people standing in the front yard of a home in the area. After investigating, officials found that no home invasion had occurred. Instead, they discovered, a 36-year-old man from Orion Township -- the owner of the home -- struck another man in the head with a hammer.

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The victim, who also lived in the house, was sent to a local hospital and treated for a 2-inch laceration to the back of his head.

The suspected attacker was taken into custody and later lodged at the Oakland County Jail. Deputies expect to arraign the man on felonious assault charges.